KJV King James Version
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 8:32
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
WEB World English Bible
He said to them, “Go!” They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith to them, ‘Go.’ And having come forth, they went to the herd of the swine, and lo, the whole herd of the swine rushed down the steep, to the sea, and died in the waters,
Surrounding context — Matthew 8
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart out of their coasts.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heὑπάγετε.G5217 · hupagōto goοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἐξελθόντεςG1831 · exerchomaito go outἀπῆλθονG565 · aperchomaito go awayεἰςG1519 · eistowardτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχοίρους,G5519 · choirospigκαὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!ὥρμησενG3729 · hormaōto stampedeπᾶσαG3956 · pasallἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγέληG34 · agelēherdκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκρημνοῦG2911 · krēmnoscliffεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθάλασσαν,G2281 · thalassaseaκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπέθανονG599 · apothnēskōto dieἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὕδασιν.G5204 · hudōr, hudatoswater
Cross-references
Mark 5:13And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.Revelation 20:7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,Luke 8:33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.1 Kings 22:22And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade [him], and prevail also: go forth, and do so.Acts 4:28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.Acts 2:23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:Job 1:10-19Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.Job 2:3-8And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
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